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James McDivitt

James McDivitt
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James Alton McDivitt Jr. was an American test pilot, United States Air Force (USAF) pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs. He joined the USAF in 1951 and flew 145 combat missions in the Korean War.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Andriyan NikolayevSeptember 5, 1929 – July 3, 2004
  2. James McDivitt (this page)June 10, 1929 – October 13, 2022
  3. Richard F. GordonOctober 5, 1929 – November 6, 2017
  4. William E. ThorntonApril 14, 1929 – January 11, 2021
  5. John YoungSeptember 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018
  6. Michael CollinsOctober 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021

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